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Antstream announce this weeks new games and challenge
Antstream has two new games to get your gaming teeth into this week. The first is 1997’s Premier Manger 98 which is the fifth title in the long-running football management simulation. It was one of the highest-grossing games of 1998 and one of publisher Gremlin’s biggest hits. The other title is B.O.B., a 1993 action…
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New shooter Tiny Pixels Vol 1 releasing this month
Tiny Pixels Vol. 1 – Ninpo Blast is a new retro shooter from publisher EastAsiaSoft. It’s due for release on 14th August 2024, heading to PC, Xbox, Switch, and PlayStation. It will cost £4.99 and joins an ever-growing list of budget retro shooters from EastAsiaSoft. The game is a typical vertical shooter paying homage to…
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Shadow Gangs Zero seeks crowdfunding
We reviewed the first Shadow Gangs title in June 2022 and now a new game in the series has been announced. Shadow Gangs Zero is a prequel to the original and is being developed for NeoGeo, Megadrive, Dreamcast, PS5, Switch, Xbox, and Steam. The game is being crowdfunded on Kickstarter with an expected release date…
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The entire Aero the Acro-Bat series is coming to modern consoles this year
Aero the Acro-Bat, a 1993 platformer released on the Mega Drive and SNES, is being released on 2nd August 2024 to Xbox, Switch and PlayStation. While that news is great to hear, publishers Ratalaika Games and LLC Shinyuden have also revealed that the rest of the series will also be getting the modern treatment. The…
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Run ‘n’ Gun from Bitmap Books is available now
Bitmap Books has announced that its latest book, Run ‘n’ Gun: A History of On-Foot Shooters, is now up for sale. The comprehensive book covers 40 years of the genre and consists of retrospectives on over 300 games, such as Gunstar Heroes and Metal Slug, across almost 500 pages. It includes contributions from Chris Scullion,…
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Antstream offer seven day trial to iOS users
Antstream recently launched its popular retro streaming service on Apple phones and tablets. The service has been going from strength to strength recently and this was a big step in bringing its retro streaming games to more players. To entice iOS users to get on board, Antstream is now offering a seven-day trial for iPhone…
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Upcoming retro run ‘n’ gun Iron Meat getting physical release
Iron Meat is an upcoming run ‘n’ gun title from developer Retroware due for release on 26th September 2024. The game takes inspiration from classics of the genre, especially Contra. Strictly Limited Games has teamed up with the developers to offer a physical version for Switch and PS5. The physical versions will be up for…
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ZPF heading to modern platforms following succesful crowdfunding
ZPF is an upcoming shooter developed for the Mega Drive that has just wrapped up its incredible crowdfunding campaign that raised over $200k. The horizontal shooter has been in development for some time and is set for release early in 2025. While Mega Drive fans eagerly await its release, publishers Mega Cat Studios have announced…
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Antstream announce this week’s new games
This week’s new Antstream Arcade titles have been announced alongside this week’s challenge. The first new game is the Atari 2600 port of Centipede. Originally released to arcades in 1981 and inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame in 2020, Atari’s classic shooter requires you to destroy the centipede as it descends the screen.…
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BurgerTime Quarter Arcade up for pre-order
Date East classic BurgerTime Quatar Arcade now up for pre-order
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